sottthwick



(ModeL) A. S. SOUTHWIGK. Ornamental Chain.

Patenfed 'Jan. 18, 188i.

{.NVENTORI WITN ESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW S. SOUTHWIOK, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO VOSE &SOUTHWIOK, OF SAME PLACE.

ORNAMENTAL CHAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,728, dated January18, 1881.

Application filed July 21, 1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:Washer could be inserted from the outer side Be it known thatI, ANDREWS.SOUTHWIOK, and could rest against a flange on the inner of the cityand county of Providence, and State side of the ring or unit, and theclinching of of Rhode Island, have invented a new and usethe pins withinthe ring required considerable 5 ful Improvement in Ornamental Chains;and time and skill. By placing the washers on I hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, the outside, extending from one link to the clear,and exact description of the same, refother, the washers form a chainand increase erence being had to the accompanying drawthe durability ofthe structure. in gs, forming part of this specification. The washersmay form part of the pins 0 c,

I: This invention has reference to an improveas is shown in Figs. 1, 2,and 3, or they may ment in that class of chains in which a num be madeseparate, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. ber of rings, links, or units aresecured to- In either case the pins pass through the rings gether bymeans of wire passing through the or units so as to secure the same.together, as rings, so as form a band of any desired width is shown inFigs. 2 and 4, and in either case 15 and length. Such chainshaveheretofore been are the ends of the pins clinched over the made byusing a continuous length of wire, washer on the outside of the rings orunits. and also by passing pins or staples through When the pin a andwasher b are made in the rings, one for each row, and clinching such onepiece the washer is provided with a slit, pins or staples over washers,such washers d, and the recess e, and the washer is bent at 20 beingarranged one within the interior of each right angles with the pin. Thepin is passed ring or unit. through the rings or units and through theThe presentinvention consists in uniting the slit d in the washer of thepreviously-inserted rings or units by means of pins provided at pin, theend is bent over the washer into the one end with a washer perforated toreceive recess 6, so that each pin passes through the 25 the adjacentpin, or by means of pins passing washer of the preceding pin and isclinched through washers placed on the edge and exon the same. A strongand durable ornatending from one ring to the other, as will be mentalchain is thus produced, readily distinmore fully set forth hereinafter.guished from similar chains previously made,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chain in which can be more cheaplyconstructed, on

0 which the links are secured by pins, one end which the washers form anornamental edge of which is provided with a perforated washer. to thechain.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a piece of orna- Having thus described myinvention,Iclain| mental chain, showing the manner in which as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patthe pins provided with a washer at oneend ent 3 5 are interlocked and the rings secured. Fig.3 1. As animproved article of manufacture, is a view of a pin provided with awasher at an ornamental chain composed of a number one end; and Fig. 4is a sectional view of a of rows of links, a, fastening-pins c, andwashpiece of chain secured by means of pins passers 1), arrangedexterior] y of the links, and ex- 0 ing through washers placed on theouter edge tending from one link to that next adjacent,

40 of the chain, extending from one link to the and adapted to receiveand retain the pins,

other. Fig. 5 is a view of a pin and a washer. substantially asdescribed.

In the drawings,a a are the links or units out 2. In an ornamental chaincomposed of a of which the chain is formed. 1) b are washers number ofconnected rows of links, the wash- 9 placed on the edges of the chain,extending ers 1), arranged exteriorly of the links, and the 5 from onering or unit to the other. They may pins 0, for connecting the links,passed through be of the same color as the units, but a deand clinchedover such washers, substantially sirable eflect is produced by makingthem of as shown and described.

a different color.

Washers have heretofore been placed within ANDREW SOUTHWIGK' 0 the ringsforming the edges of the chain; but Witnesses:

such rings had to be especially constructed with J OSEPH A. MILLER, asmaller opening toward the chain, so that the J osEPH A. MILLER, Jr.

